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21 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?
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21 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?
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22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
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22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
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23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
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23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
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24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you--and even more.
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24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you--and even more.
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25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."
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25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."
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26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
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27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
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28 All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
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28 All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
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29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."
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29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."
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30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground.
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31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground.
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32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade."
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32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade."
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33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.
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33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.
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34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
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34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
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35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."
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35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."
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36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.
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36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.
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37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.
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37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.
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38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
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38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
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39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
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39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
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40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
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40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
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41 They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"
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41 They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
